Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13

Jun 19, 14:26

Taiwan-based analog IC vendors Richtek Technology, Global Mix-mode Technology (GMT) and Macroblock are expected to see their sales return to a growth track in the second half of 2013,...

LED driver IC vendors look to strong revenue growth in 2Q13

May 28, 16:13

Some Taiwan-based IC suppliers have been ramping their shipments of LED driver ICs to China thanks to the fledging LED lighting industry in the country and growing demand for LED...

Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China

May 20, 15:15

Taiwan-based analog IC vendors are facing increasing competition from China-based rival companies, which are now aiming to replace Taiwan makers as the major analog IC suppliers in...

Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13

May 20, 13:55

Taiwan-based Capella Microsystems topped fellow analog IC design houses with the highest EPS of NT$3.48 (US$0.12) in the first quarter of 2013, according to market data.

Richtek, GMT post mixed results for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:44

Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has announced its first-quarter 2013 revenues met the low-end target of its guidance, while fellow company Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)...

Taiwan IC design houses pull in more orders from supply chain in China

Mar 26, 14:05

Taiwan-based IC design houses have received more orders from clients in China's smartphone, tablet and flat panel segments recently as the supply chain in China has begun building...

PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results

Mar 15, 12:19

IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...

TSMC short-term growth momentum affected by low order visibility for 2Q13

Mar 6, 11:21

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its short-term growth momentum affected by a low order visibility from international smartphone and tablet chipset...

Chip vendors see increasing demand for driver ICs from LED lighting segment

Feb 26, 10:07

Most Taiwan-based LED driver IC vendors have seen improvements in order visibility in the first quarter of 2013 and are expected to see their revenues grow 20-30% sequentially in...

IC design house GMT reports lower earnings for 4Q12

Newswatch - Feb 8, 15:21

IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw its pre-tax profits dip 30.9% to NT$169 million (US$5.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012. Pre-tax EPS for the quarter...

Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March

Feb 8, 11:49

Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...

IC design house GMT sees revenues hit 22-month low in December

Jan 7, 14:40

IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw its revenues dip over 20% on month and 10.9% on year to a 22-month low at NT$307.8 million (US$10.6 million) in December 2012,...

Analog IC design firms landing more orders from flat panel industry, say sources

Dec 18, 14:54

Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers have seen a rebound in orders recently, buoyed by growing shipments of LCD panels by makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.

More LCD driver IC vendors competing for PWM IC market

Nov 29, 13:55

Buoyed by a recent upsurge in flat panel shipments, more LCD driver IC design houses are rolling out power management (PWM) ICs for the display industry, competing with analog IC...

Elan reports strong sales for October

Nov 6, 14:04

Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues grow 0.8% sequentially and 75% on year to a record high of NT$724 million (US$24.75 million) in October.

Analog IC vendors see increasing short lead-time orders

Oct 1, 11:24

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses will be able to overcome the impact of seasonality in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to increasing short lead-time orders from the PC and notebook...

IC vendors experiencing influx of orders

Sep 3, 14:30

A number of Taiwan-based IC vendors have revealed that they will be able to reach the high-end sales targets set for the third quarter of 2012 as they have received more orders from...

GMT expects 3-7% sequential revenue drop for 3Q12

Aug 14, 15:19

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues to drop 3-7% sequentially in the third quarter, affected by a slowdown in the notebook segment and weak...

Capella posts 2Q12 EPS of NT$4.83

Jul 31, 14:35

Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) has posted a higher than expected EPS of NT$4.83 (US$0.16) for the second quarter of 2012, with a number of fellow companies also expected to report...

Taiwan IC designers looking to orders from China-based white-box smartphone vendors

Jun 20, 14:02

Taiwan-based IC design houses have rekindled their hope that they can cooperate one again with China-based white-box handset makers to make a strong presence in China's smartphone...

IC design houses to report strong revenue growth for May

May 30, 14:33

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues hit records in May because the companies have a book-to-bill (B/B) ratio greater than 1.00 on average...

Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom

May 18, 01:05

Taiwan-based analog IC design firms are expected to see their second-quarter revenues close to their high-end targets or even beat company guidance, as sales generated thus far in...

Global Mixed-mode expects 5-15% growth in 2Q12 revenues

May 10, 01:00

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-15% on quarter to NT$1.155-1.265 billion (US$39.4-43.1...

Analog IC designers see strong revenue gains in April

May 9, 14:28

Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including Copella Microsystems (Taiwan), Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics, saw their revenues hit record highs for the second consecutive...

Analog IC order visibility extends as far as 3Q12

Apr 18, 16:13

Analog IC suppliers have seen orders pick up with clearer order visibility since the second quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. In particular, the order visibility for...

Richtek, GMT March revenues to rise

Mar 16, 01:05

Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to see their March revenues rise substantially on month, thanks to brisk orders and sufficient...

Richtek, GMT expect sales growth in 1Q12

Feb 13, 16:33

Major Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales growth in the first quarter of 2012, bucking...

Notebook-related IC designers to see revenues decline 10-20% in 4Q11, 1Q12

Dec 15, 11:44

Notebook-related IC designers including Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and ITE Tech are expected to see their revenues decline in a range of 10-20% sequentially...

Richtek, GMT to see drops in 4Q11 revenues

Nov 11, 15:40

Analog IC design firms Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales decreases in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to sluggish PC and...

PC chip vendors look to flat sales in August

Aug 25, 14:14

Taiwan-based IC design houses for PC products expect their revenues to stay flat in August before clients in the motherboard and notebook ODM sectors begin to step up their purchases...

Taiwan IC designers shipping nearly all ICs used in Amazon tablets

Jul 27, 12:02

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their sales move up vigorously in the third quarter of 2011 due to their shipments of IC parts to the supply chain for...

Most IC design houses post sequential drops in June revenues

Jul 8, 14:13

While MediaTek, Global Unichip and Faraday Technology have managed to reach their low-end revenue targets for June, fellow IC design houses including Global Mixed-mode Technology...

First-tier analog IC designers look to decreased gross margins for 2Q11

May 9, 11:57

Most first-tier analog IC designers, including Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), expect their gross margins to slip lower in the second quarter of 2011 due...

IC design house GMT posts EPS of NT$9.50 for 2010

Newswatch - Apr 15, 15:27

IC-design house Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) has reported net profits of NT$812 million (US$27.87 million) or NT$9.50 per share for 2010, with gross margin reaching at 34.7%,...

TI certifies 8-inch wafers from SAS, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 15, 11:36

Eight-inch epitaxy wafers by Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has been certified by Texas Instruments (TI), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...